2006 – Page 105

A group of social and civil society organizations are demanding that constitutional reform should be carried out through a Constituent Assembly. Ciudad Alternativa, Centro Bono, Centro Juan Montalvo, Copadeba and others say that any changes to the constitution must be adjusted to contemporary needs, as reported by Diario Libre.

Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) President Jorge Subero Isa stated yesterday that President Leonel Fernandez has to consult the Supreme Court judges on everything related to the justice structure in the country from a constitutional standpoint. El Caribe reports that Subero made this statement while voicing disagreement with the President’s proposal for constitutional reform in …

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The Dominican Republic is becoming concerned about the delay in receiving a concrete response from the European Union about requests for resources needed by the country to make the changes needed in order to be in line with the Economic Partnership Agreement. During an event held yesterday, the National Business Committee for International Associations, which …

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The city of Santiago has recently installed an electronic stoplight on the intersection between the Republica de Argentina and Estrella Sadhala streets. The Chinese-made electric stoplights, the first in the country, will be used during a 90-day trial period, after which members of the municipal authorities will evaluate their usefulness. One of the benefits of …

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EdeEste and the Santo Domingo East city council have recently reinstated street lighting along a 10-kilometer stretch of the Las Americas Expressway that leads to the Las Americas International Airport and the east of the country. The finished project, which extends from Juan Carlos Bridge to the toll booths along Las Americas Expressway, lights both …

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Shortly after the release of information about three more children who have died of dengue in the last 24 hours, epidemiologists and specialists have asked the government to declare a state of emergency, because there are new dengue cases in hospitals and private clinics across the country every day. Listin Diario reports that physicians at …

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Former colonel Pedro Julio “Pepe” Goico Guerrero, accused of complicity in the laundering of assets resulting from drug trafficking together with former captain Quirino Paulino Castillo, has asked Banco Popular to prove how many times it notified the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) of the deposits Paulino had in that bank, as established by law. …

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The Santo Domingo Province Court of Appeals will rule today on the case of alleged Renove Plan fraud against the Dominican state for more than RD$1.8 billion. Diario Libre reports that Judges Olga Herrera Carbuccia, Hirohito Reyes and Manuel del Socorro Perez will also decide whether to impose fines of RD$549 million on the accused, …

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The police arrested 63 people yesterday, 37 of whom had criminal backgrounds, during raids carried out in Boca Chica and La Caleta. Police spokesman General Simon Diaz also reported the seizure of 44 motorcycles, two scooters, one vehicle with two license plates and a Toyota pick-up truck without a license plate that was carrying several …

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Army intelligence personnel have arrested three people in Neyba and Navarrete, seizing 55 pounds of marijuana and the vehicles that were being used to transport the illicit drugs. According to Diario Libre, the army reported that they have arrested Junior E. Rosario and Elvis Balbuena in Neyba, and Francis Elias Corniel in Navarrete. Army Chief …

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